gardening tips and advice

Training a climbing plant against a wall so it grows agaisnt a trellis which supports it

Trainign a cordon by pruning and tying onto supports at different times and periods of growth

Topiary spiral wire frame

How to establish and prune a topiary globe using a wire frame

How to establish and prune a topiary pyramid using a wire frame

How to establish and prune a topiary spiral using a wire frame

How to prune when buds are alternate rather than opposite each other

How to prune when buds are opposite each other not alternate

How to prune holly

Putting up a wire into a brick wall and ying in plants to encourage and surpport growth

Removing a shrub from a pot which is too small for it and planting it out in a larger container safely

Putting up fence posts and a strudy and level fence

How to put up a trellis using a frill and screwing the wood into the wall before building the trellis

How to remove unsightly bumps and lumps from your lawn then return the turf to its original state

Getting rid of rose suckers by removing them from the parent soil under the soil wearing protective gloves

How to remove damage from a lawn and re sow seeds to promote growth over the damaged area by flipping the sod and planting grass seed

Getting rid of old compost and replacing it with fresh new and organically rich compost to feed and nurture pot plants and container plants

Ring barking a tree

How to divide a large clump or iris, tease the roots apart and re plant the divided plants

Runner bean trellis with young plants at the foot of each bamboo cane

Comparison of the tiny seeds of plants such as poppy to the much larger enormous seeds of plants like the broad bean

Using guides and tips to get the shape you want for your hedge by pruning with shears

How to build a raised bed from planks showing attachments of horizontal planks to the vertical uprights, and how to secure the bed in the ground

Using a second plant pot to provide drainage and support for a pot plant